Senkin, "Immortal Wing", Classic Omachi Junmai Daiginjo

When Kazuki Usui took over his family's brewery in 2008, the company was nearly bankrupt. Senkin Brewery had been founded in 1806 in the Tochigi Prefecture north of Tokyo, but for years had been known for making mass-produced sake. Having worked as a sommelier, Kazuki had a different vision for the future and set about revitalizing the brewery. He shifted to small production using locally grown rice and returning to traditional methods. One of his aims was to create sake with a wine-like level of acidity, which was unheard of at the time. He brought on his brother Masato as Toji and together they now create some of Japan's best sakes. Off dry with earthy, citrusy grapefruit peel notes and a little spritz this lively sake would be great wtih richer dishes like miso salmon or beef stir fry.